President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took part in the closing ceremony of the 2014 match to determine the World Chess Champion. Press release and photos by the Presidential Press and Information Office. The President congratulated the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen on his victory over the Indian chess player Viswanathan Anand. After the ceremony, [...]

German journalist Ulrich Stock, who is covering the World Championship Match Carlsen-Anand for Die Zeit, is sharing his impressions and talks about the interest for the match in Germany. Video by Vijay Kumar

GM Erwin L’Ami and IM Robert Ris provide daily video analyzes of the World Chess Championship for Chessity. Here are the game 7 and 8 recaps. Visit the Chessity blog for more articles and info. Game 7 After a small break -one of your commentators had to play a bit of chess himself – Robert [...]

Russian Grandmaster Evgeny Tomashevsky about Carlsen’s blunder and Anand’s loss in the 6th game of the World Chess Championship Match 2014 being played at Sochi. Produced by Vijay Kumar Carlsen – Anand game 6 blunder (Video)

The double blunder in game 6 of the World Championship Match between Carlsen and Anand left the internet audience in shock. The critical moment when both players missed a decisive tactical shot is recorded thanks to NRK and the official website. Mavaddat Javid, who posted the video on YouTube, commented: “Double blunder in game six: [...]

Chessdom’s Chief Editor Goran Urosevic spoke to Espen Adgestein, manager to World Champion Magnus Carlsen, about television and media coverage of World Championship Match 2014 in Norway. Video by Vijay Kumar, photo Espen with NRK by Anastasya Karlovich Carlsen-Anand game 6 LIVE Chessdom: Mr.Agdestein, game 6 of the World Championship Mach is now in progress [...]